Passenger Trains > Poor 49(16)

Left NYP over 2 hours late and now is stopped north of Harmon with mechanical problems. Going to be a long wait for the 449 passengers whose train arrived Albany 10 minutes early.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/16/19 16:57 by RevRandy.

Stopped near Dtchess Jct. at 8:43 pm, 0.0 mph.(Dutchess Jct). Projected to lv. Albany 3 hrs. late at 10;06 pm. 449 arrived Albany from Boston 5:44 pm.  49  ETA Buffalo 2:49 am(about 2.5 hrs. late). ETA CHI 55 mins. late, Maybe we could be skeptical about it being a "mere" 55 mins. late. I suspect it will be later than that. How do the passengers from Boston kill time at Albany. ?. I don't envy them.

Too bad the  Lake Shore cannot be as good as the  NY Central's New England States was.

Now 4-1/2 hours down north of Rhinecliff. And yes, Amtrak's projections for how much time a late train will make up before reaching its destination are unfailingly ludicrous, even taking in account their schedule padding.


mp16 Wrote:
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> Stopped near Dtchess Jct. at 8:43 pm, 0.0
> mph.(Dutchess Jct). Projected to lv. Albany 3 hrs.
> late at 10;06 pm. 449 arrived Albany from Boston
> 5:44 pm.  49  ETA Buffalo 2:49 am(about 2.5 hrs.
> late). ETA CHI 55 mins. late, Maybe we could be
> skeptical about it being a "mere" 55 mins. late. I
> suspect it will be later than that. How do the
> passengers from Boston kill time at Albany. ?. I
> don't envy them.
>
> Too bad the  Lake Shore cannot be as good as the
>  NY Central's New England States was.



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 11/16/19 19:11 by toledopatch.

Reported fire aboard locomotive; engineer hospitalized. This is onr of the now-aged fleet of dual modes.

Drunk passenger to be removed, and a locomotive fire, a great start to a journey.


RevRandy Wrote:
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> Reported fire aboard locomotive; engineer
> hospitalized. This is onr of the now-aged fleet of
> dual modes.

Hope the engineer is OK!

ProAmtrak Wrote:
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> Hope the engineer is OK!

As do I. I hope he is ok.  I will likely be out to get 49 depending on the time it comes through my neck of the woods. 

Michael Fair
Royal Oak, MI

449 passengers in Albany could always get a taxi and go out for a decent meal. They certainly won't get one in 49's diner should it ever show up. 

The taxis up there charge per head. I am sure the station snack bar ran out of food. 
I wonder how sleeper passengers liked getting their free "dinner" after midnight ? 

joemvcnj Wrote:
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> The taxis up there charge per head.

The taxis in Albany are a scam and should be put out of business.

Actually, these are Rensellaer cabs, but they are just as bad. 

Last summer, I stayed at East Greenbush - Americas Best Value Inn at 576 Columbia Turnpike for a cheap rate. About 3 miles, the cab fare was $20. It was July 4th, so no weekend/holiday service on that CDTA route. Next morning, of course I took 2 CDTA buses to the staion for $3. Still better than catching the Adirondack in NYPS at 7:15am after lining up for an hour (combined with the Maple Leaf).